12-18-2016, 12:27 PM
Hi ReAnne,
That's a thing about me too. I have to resist my urge to jump into the details and just render away.
In my early days when I decided to be serious at this art thing, I had the opportunity to be mentored by this awesome local artist for 3 days. He told me to not bother with the rendering and just be conscious with the basics (which at that time, I was learning 'form').
I was copying statues at that time. Always told me to look out for relationships between values and be accurate with my lines. The way I marked those information with the pencil (the rendering part) should just be an afterthought. It's been years since I've heard this, and it's one of the ideas I hold valuable.
Here's to hoping you stick with it, whether it be here, or dA, reddit or just anywhere. Looking forward to seeing your stuff and you getting involved with the community. Post your stuff and share stories, crits and ideas!
Welcome to the Crimson Daggers.
Quote:there is still a gap between the two and I always get caught up in rendering.
That's a thing about me too. I have to resist my urge to jump into the details and just render away.
In my early days when I decided to be serious at this art thing, I had the opportunity to be mentored by this awesome local artist for 3 days. He told me to not bother with the rendering and just be conscious with the basics (which at that time, I was learning 'form').
I was copying statues at that time. Always told me to look out for relationships between values and be accurate with my lines. The way I marked those information with the pencil (the rendering part) should just be an afterthought. It's been years since I've heard this, and it's one of the ideas I hold valuable.
Here's to hoping you stick with it, whether it be here, or dA, reddit or just anywhere. Looking forward to seeing your stuff and you getting involved with the community. Post your stuff and share stories, crits and ideas!
Welcome to the Crimson Daggers.
If you are reading this, I most likely just gave you a crappy crit! What I'm basically trying to say is, don't give up!
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